via How brands use personalization to bring a human element to e-commerce by Danny Parisi In a time when customers are demanding more personalization in how they shop and the products they buy, it is luxury brands that have the advantage. Personalized shopping More than 50 percent of customers are interested in purchasing customized products…

Measuring Contact with Real Human Bodies by Dinesh K. Pai Simulating how the human body deforms in contact with clothing, wearables, and other objects is of central importance to many fields. However, the tissue material properties needed to accurately simulate real human bodies had been sorely lacking. We showed that these mechanical properties can be…

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via Luxury Brands Are In Danger Of Losing American Millennials: How To Get Them Back via Pamela N. Danziger Deloitte, the international consulting and financial advisory firm, recently published a report on millennials and their attitudes and purchase motivations in the luxury market. Entitled “Bling it on: What makes a millennial spend more,” it examines…

via DataToBiz Connecting Business to Data 7 ways to use machine learning in E-commerce by Parindsheel Dhillon Machine learning is one of most searched keyword on any search engine at this point of time. The reason is quite clear; the benefits of utilising it in any industry is beyond imagination. Machine learning is making computers…

via digitalistmag.com Shopping In A Galaxy Not So Far Away: AI And Robots In E-Commerce by Erica Vialardi Unconscious imprinting from growing up a Gen-Xer during the original Star Wars years tells my generation that robots are futuristic. Except that is no longer so, and hasn’t been for a while now. One of the features…

via Email Marketing Understanding How Brands Can Use Newsletters Effectively Luxury brands are leaving potential conversions on the table by not embracing email marketing campaigns, which can see significant returns despite its outdated perception. For every $1 spent on email marketing, it generates $44 in sales. Companies who send automated emails are 133% more likely…